5/30/2022 May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Rumours Continue About Putin’s Health – With Little to Back Them UpAnonymous Claims Attacks Against Belarus for Involvement in Russian Invasion of UkraineIndian Authorities Issue Conflicting Advice About Biometric ID Card SecurityVodafone Plans Carrier-Level User Tracking for Targeted AdsItaly Warns Organizations to Brace for Incoming DDoS AttacksData Breach at Australian Pension Provider Spirit Super Impacts 50K Victims After PhishingZero-Day ‘Follina’ Bug Lays Older Microsoft Office Versions Open to AttackThree Nigerians Arrested for Malware-Assisted Financial Crimes
5/27-29/2022 May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russian Hackers Believed to Be Behind Leak of Hard Brexit PlansBlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Asks $5 Million to Unlock Austrian StateThe Mystery of China’s Sudden Warnings About U.S. HackersCISA Publishes 5G Security Evaluation Process PlanInformation Security Gets Personal: How to Protect Yourself and Your StuffMobile Trojan Detections Rise as Malware Distribution Level DeclinesIntuit Warns of QuickBooks Phishing Threatening to Suspend AccountsMicrosoft to Force Better Security Defaults for All Azure AD TenantsSpiceJet Defers Q4 Earnings Announcement After Ransomware AttackSomerset County (NJ) Switches Over to Gmail to Keep Agencies Running Following Ransomware AttackPhysical Security Teams’ Impact Is Far-ReachingYubo Livestreaming App Cooperating With Law Enforcement on Texas Shooting InvestigationNew York Man Sentenced to Four Years in Transnational Cybercrime SchemeStolen University Credentials up for Sale by Russian Crooks, FBI WarnsNJ Talent Firm Voto Consulting Exposed Thousands of Resumes, Detailing Immigration Statuses and Security ClearancesHacker Accesses a Verizon Employee Database and Tries to Ransom the Data for $250,000GitHub: Attackers Stole Login Details of 100K NPM User AccountsOptoma Technology (CA) Confirms Data Breach Stemming From Recent Ransomware AttackPatient Info, SSNs, Compromised in Allwell Behavioral Health Services (OH) BreachRegina Public Schools (SK) Remain Offline, Cyber Attack ConfirmedPortland (OR) Lost $1.4M in a ‘Cybersecurity Breach’Clop Ransomware Gang Is Back, Hits 21 Victims in a Single MonthNew Windows Subsystem for Linux Malware Steals Browser Auth CookiesEnemyBot Malware Adds Exploits for Critical VMware, F5 Big-IP FlawsMicrosoft Finds Critical Bugs in Pre-Installed Apps on Millions of Android Devices
5/26/2022 May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Industrial Spy Data Extortion Market Gets Into the Ransomware GameThree-quarters of Security Pros Believe Current Cybersecurity Strategies Will Shortly Be ObsoleteAttribution Is Key to Holding Cyber Criminals AccountableCybergang Claims REvil Is Back, Executes DDoS AttacksMost CFOs Being Left Out of Ransomware Conversations10 Tips to Develop Cybersecurity Knowledge Within OrganizationsSpring Cleaning Checklist: Keep Your Devices Safe at WorkGoogle Urged to Stop Tracking Location Data Ahead of Roe ReversalBroadcom Is Acquiring VMware for $61 BillionGoogle Is Adding These IT Security Integrations to ChromeWindows 11 KB5014019 Breaks Trend Micro Ransomware ProtectionCyber Attack, Threat of Bad Weather Can’t Stop Whitmer High School (OH) GraduationMillions of People’s Info Stolen From MGM Resorts Dumped on Telegram for FreeAustria’s Carinthia Halts Passport Issuance Over Ransomware AttackAlameda Health System (CA) Files Notice of Recent Data BreachNew ERMAC 2.0 Android Malware Steals Accounts, Wallets From 467 AppsCritical ‘Pantsdown’ BMC Vulnerability Affects QCT Servers Used in Data CentersZyxel Warns of Flaws Impacting Firewalls, APs, and ControllersOAS Platform Vulnerable to Critical RCE and API Access FlawsTails OS Users Advised Not to Use Tor Browser Until Critical Firefox Bugs are PatchedExploit Released for Critical VMware Auth Bypass Bug, Patch NowMicrosoft Shares Mitigation for Windows KrbRelayUp LPE Attacks
5/25/2022 May 25, 2022May 26, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Beijing Needs the Ability to ‘Destroy’ Starlink, Say Chinese ResearchersIran Used Secret U.N. Records to Evade Nuclear ProbesFeds Say Twitter Used Contact Info Collected for Security Purposes to Target AdsInterpol Arrest Leader of SilverTerrier Cybercrime Gang Behind BEC AttacksGlobal Oil and Gas Companies Join Pledge for Cyber ResilienceVerizon Report: Ransomware, Human Error Among Top Security RisksLumos System Can Find Hidden Cameras and IoT Devices in Your Airbnb or Hotel RoomHacker Says Hijacking Libraries, Stealing AWS Keys Was Ethical ResearchSpiceJet Airline Passengers Stranded After Ransomware AttackData Breach at Scarborough Health Network Hospitals (ON) Possibly Exposed Patient InfoData Breach Nederlander Theatrical Corp (NY) Compromises Over 14,000 Names and SSNsDarknet Market Versus Shuts Down After Hacker Leaks Security FlawTails 5.0 Linux Users Warned Against Using It “For Sensitive Information”New ‘Cheers’ Linux Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi ServersNew ChromeLoader Malware Surge Threatens Browsers WorldwideBPFDoor Malware Uses Solaris Vulnerability to Get Root Privileges
5/24/2022 May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Hacked Police Computer Servers: The Faces From China’s Uyghur Detention CampsPersonal Data of Tens of Millions of Russians and Ukrainians Exposed OnlineHackers Target Russian Gov’t With Fake Windows Updates Pushing RATsRussian Diplomat Warns Against Global ‘Cyber Confrontation’Open Source Intelligence May Be Changing Old-School WarMicrosoft Warns of Web Skimmers Mimicking Google Analytics and Meta Pixel CodeA Favorite of Cybercriminals and Nation States, Ransomware Incidents Increase AgainIBM Is Helping These Schools Build Up Their Ransomware DefensesSenate Report Reveals Gaps in Data Collection on Ransomware PaymentsFacebook Opens Political Ad Data Vaults to ResearchersDuckDuckGo Browser Allows Microsoft Trackers Due to Search AgreementMicrosoft: Credit Card Stealers Are Getting Much StealthierIP and Cybersecurity Disputes Are Top Legal Concerns for Tech CompaniesGeneral Motors Hit by Cyber-Attack Exposing Car Owners’ Personal InfoWashington University of St. Louis School of Medicine Notifies Patients of Data BreachJackson County Hospital (TX) Announces Data Breach Affecting Patient and Employee DataCyber Attack Shuts Down Somerset County (NJ) EmailData Breach Reported at Schneck Medical Center (IN): Patient SSN’s ExposedNew Chaos Ransomware Builder Variant “Yashma” Discovered in the WildScreencastify Chrome Extension Flaws Allow Webcam HijacksPopular Python and PHP Libraries Hijacked to Steal AWS KeysResearchers to Release Exploit for New VMware Auth Bypass, Patch NowPatch Now: Zoom Chat Messages Can Infect PCs, Macs, Phones With MalwareTrend Micro Fixes Bug Chinese Hackers Exploited for EspionageMozilla Fixes Firefox, Thunderbird Zero-Days Exploited at Pwn2OwnCISA Adds 41 Vulnerabilities to List of Bugs Used in Cyberattacks
5/23/2022 May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Military-Made Cyberweapons Could Soon Become Available on the Dark Web, Interpol WarnsSouth Korean and U.S. Presidents Gang Up on North Korea’s Cyber-OffensivesRussian Hackers Perform Reconnaissance Against Austria, EstoniaFronton: Russian IoT Botnet Designed to Run Social Media Disinformation CampaignsAnonymous Declares Cyber-War on Pro-Russian Hacker Gang KillnetHow GDPR Is FailingPorsche Rolls Out Board-Approved Privacy StrategyBroadcom in Talks to Pay About $60 Billion for VMwareMark Zuckerberg Sued Over Cambridge Analytica Data BreachHackers Breach Zola Wedding Registry Accounts and Make Fraudulent PurchasesOnline Classes Resume After Cyber Attack at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (MI)New RansomHouse Group Sets up Extortion Market, Adds First VictimsPhotos of Abused Victims Used in New ID Verification ScamCharity Or Cybercrime? Goodwill Ransomware Cracks Your Decryption If You DonateFake Windows Exploits Target Infosec Community With Cobalt StrikeNew Unpatched Bug Could Let Attackers Steal Money from PayPal UsersHackers Can Hack Your Online Accounts Before You Even Register Them
5/20-22/2022 May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Canada Bans Huawei Equipment From 5G Networks, Orders Removal by 2024Microsoft Bing Censors Politically Sensitive Chinese TermsAmerica’s Small Businesses Aren’t Ready for a CyberattackConti Ransomware Shuts Down Operation, Rebrands Into Smaller UnitsGoogle Chat Adds Warning Banners to Protect Against Phishing AttacksGoogle Antitrust: Bipartisan Congress Bill Latest in Legal Troubles Over Advertising PracticesCrypto Might Have an Insider Trading ProblemElon Musk Deep Fakes Promote New Cryptocurrency ScamUK Sextortion Cases Doubled in 2021SolarWinds Ready to Move Past Breach and Help Customers Manage TheirsWindows 11 Hacked Again at Pwn2Own, Telsa Model 3 Too…Windows 11 Hacked Three More Times on Last Day of Pwn2Own ContestFears Grow for Smaller Nations After Ransomware Attack on Costa Rica EscalatesRussian Sberbank Says It’s Facing Massive Waves of DDoS AttacksRansomware Attack Exposes Data of 500,000 Chicago Public School Students…Vendor Battelle for KidsTrust Stamp, a Facial Recognition Company With ICE Contract, Exposed Data in BreachGoogle: Predator Spyware Infected Android Devices Using Zero-DaysPDF Smuggles Microsoft Word Doc to Drop Snake Keylogger MalwareResearchers Find Backdoor in School Management Plugin for WordPressMalicious PyPI Package Opens Backdoors on Windows, Linux, and MacsCisco Issues Patch for New IOS XR Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
5/19/2022 May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Biden Says Sweden and Finland Have the ‘Full Backing’ of the United States to Join NATORussian-Backed Hackers Behind Disinformation Campaigns Intended to Divide UkraineIran, China-Linked Gangs Join Putin’s Disinformation War OnlineNorth Korean Hackers Weaponize COVID Outbreak in Latest Cyber AttackSpyware Vendors Target Android With Zero-Day ExploitsPhishing Websites Now Use Chatbots to Steal Your CredentialsMajority of Kubernetes API Servers Exposed to the PublicJustice Department Pledges Not to Charge Security Researchers With Hacking CrimesMI5 Agent Used Secret Status to Terrorise GirlfriendCyber Boot Camps Fall Short for Some StudentsHalf of IT Leaders Store Passwords in Shared DocsMicrosoft Teams, Windows 11 Hacked on First Day of Pwn2OwnMedia Giant Nikkei’s Asian Unit Hit by Ransomware AttackDeKalb (GA) Student Newspaper Exposes Data Leak in District’s Online NetworkAgile Sourcing Partners (CA) Suffers Data Breach Due to Conti Ransomware AttackGreenland Says Health Services ‘Severely Limited’ After CyberattackRussian Fronton Botnet Does Far More Than DDoS Attacks – And on a Massive ScaleQNAP Alerts NAS Customers of New DeadBolt Ransomware AttacksRansomware Gangs Rely More on Weaponizing VulnerabilitiesMicrosoft Detects Massive Surge in Linux XorDDoS Malware ActivityNew Bluetooth Hack Could Let Attackers Remotely Unlock Smart Locks and CarsLazarus Hackers Target VMware Servers With Log4Shell Exploits
5/18/2022 May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Costa Rican President Says Country Is ‘at War’ With Conti Ransomware GroupU.S. Saw Signs of Decline in Russian Ransomware Strikes at Start of Ukraine WarNATO Cyber Coordinators Hold First-Ever Meeting Amid Russia’s InvasionThis Hacktivist Site Lets You Prank Call Russian OfficialsKrebs: Senators Urge FTC to Probe ID.me Over Selfie DataLiveness Tests Used by Banks to Verify ID Are ‘Extremely Vulnerable’ to Deepfake AttacksGoogle’s DeepMind Says It Is Close to Achieving ‘Human-Level’ Artificial IntelligenceNew York Attorney General to Probe Social Media Companies’ Role in Buffalo ShootingCyber Insurers Raise Rates Amid a Surge in Costly HacksAPTs Overwhelmingly Share Known Vulnerabilities Rather Than Attack O-DaysResearchers Expose Inner Workings of Billion-Dollar Wizard Spider Cybercrime GangU.S. Recovers $15 Million From Global Kovter Ad Fraud OperationSpanish Police Dismantle Phishing Gang That Emptied Bank AccountsChinese ‘Space Pirates’ Are Hacking Russian Aerospace FirmsPharmacy Giant Dis-Chem Hit By Data Breach Affecting 3.6 Million CustomersWashington Local Schools (OH) Hit With Cyber Attack on WednesdayBank of Zambia Hit by Ransomware Trolls Hackers With Dick PicsFake Crypto Sites Lure Wannabe Thieves by Spamming Login CredentialsCritical Jupiter WordPress Plugin Flaws Let Hackers Take Over SitesHackers Gain Fileless Persistence on Targeted SQL Servers Using a Built-in UtilityApril VMware Bugs Abused to Deliver Mirai Malware, Exploit Log4ShellVMware Patches Critical Auth Bypass Flaw in Multiple ProductsDHS Orders Federal Agencies to Patch VMware Bugs Within 5 DaysCISA Shares Guidance to Block Ongoing F5 BIG-IP AttacksFBI and NSA Say: Stop Doing These 10 Things That Let the Hackers In
5/17/2022 May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Ransomware Gang Hacks Costa Rica, Asks Residents to Overthrow the GovernmentU.S. Warns Over Risk of Hiring North Korea Spies Posing As IT WorkersKrebs: When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With MalwareCybersecurity Agencies Reveal Top Initial Access Attack VectorsHTML Attachments Remain Popular Among Phishing Actors in 2022Google Will Start Distributing a Security-Vetted Collection of Open-Source Software LibrariesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint Gets New Troubleshooting ModeU.S,. Cyber Officials Express Confidence Over ‘Significant Progress’ in Federal SecurityLocal Government’s Guide to Minimizing the Risk of a CyberattackChina Has Signaled Easing of Its Tech Crackdown — But Don’t Expect a Policy U-TurnMusk, Twitter CEO Spar Over Bot Accounts, Tanking Share PriceRansomware Hits American Healthcare Company OmnicellAuction.com Data Breach Due to Conti Ransomware AttackChristus Health (TX) Experienced Unauthorized Activity on Its Computer NetworkMore Than 90,000 South Australian Public Servants Now Involved in 2021 Payroll Data BreachHackers Target Tatsu WordPress Plugin in Millions of AttacksPentester Pops Open Tesla Model 3 Using Low-Cost Bluetooth ModuleMicrosoft Warns of “Cryware” Info-Stealing Malware Targeting Crypto WalletsUpdateAgent Returns with New macOS Malware Dropper Written in SwiftDigital Skimming is Now the Preserve of Non-Magecart GroupsNVIDIA Fixes Ten Vulnerabilities in Windows GPU Display DriversCISA Warns Admins to Patch Actively Exploited Spring, Zyxel Bugs
5/16/2022 May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Sweden Warns of Russian Cyber Retaliation Over NATO Membership MoveUkraine Supporters in Germany Targeted With PowerShell Rat MalwareCyber Attack on Costa Rica Grows as More Agencies Hit, President SaysResearchers Devise iPhone Malware That Runs Even When Device Is Turned OffChina Has Been Quietly Building a Blockchain Platform: Here’s What We KnowU.S. Courts Are Coming After Crypto Exchanges That Skirt SanctionsU.S. Charges Venezuelan Doctor With Selling Ransomware Used by Iranian GroupSan Francisco Police Use Driverless Cars for SurveillanceU.S. Manufacturing Giant Parker Hit by Conti Ransomware GangCovenant Care California Reports Data BreachTexas Department of Insurance Exposed Personal Info of 1.8 Million, Audit SaysApple Emergency Update Fixes Zero-Day Used to Hack Macs, WatchesMicrosoft’s May Patch Tuesday Updates Cause Windows AD Authentication Errors…CISA ‘Temporarily’ Removes Windows Vulnerability From Its Must-Patch ListKali Linux 2022.2 Released With 10 New Tools, WSL Improvements, and MoreThird-Party Web Trackers Log What You Type Before Submitting
5/13-15/2022 May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Finland, Sweden’s NATO Moves Prompt Fears of Russian CyberattacksGoogle Chrome Updates Failing on Android Devices in RussiaUkraine: The Spy War Within the WarIranian Hackers Exposed in a Highly Targeted Espionage CampaignItalian CERT: Hacktivists Hit Gov’t Sites in ‘Slow HTTP’ DDoS AttacksPhishing Attack Pop-up Targets MetaMask Users Visiting Popular Crypto SitesShopping for Malware: $260 Gets You a Password Stealer. $90 for a Crypto-Miner…The NSA Swears It Has ‘No Backdoors’ in Next-Gen EncryptionEU Agrees New Cybersecurity Legislation for Critical Services OrganizationsOpen Source Community Hands White House 10-Point Security PlanCrypto Robber Who Lured Victims via Snapchat and Stole £34,000 JailedAngry IT Admin Wipes Employer’s Databases, Gets 7 Years in PrisonAnonymous Bulletin Board App Yik Yak Is Revealing Its Users’ Exact LocationsCyberattacks Reported by McKenzie Health System (MI) & Omnicell (CA)Personal Information Breached in Elgin County (ON) Cyber Security AttackCyber Mistake: Cincinnati Inadvertently Posted Employees’ Personal Data OnlineFake Pixelmon NFT Site Infects You With Password-Stealing MalwareFake Binance NFT Mystery Box Bots Steal Victim’s Crypto WalletsNew Saitama Backdoor Targeted Official From Jordan’s Foreign MinistryMicrosoft: Sysrv Botnet Targets Windows, Linux Servers With New ExploitsHackers Exploiting Critical Bug in Zyxel Firewalls & VPNsSonicWall Releases Patches for New Flaws Affecting SSLVPN SMA1000 DevicesMicrosoft Fixes New PetitPotam Windows NTLM Relay Attack VectorJust in Time? Bosses Are Finally Waking up to the Cybersecurity Threat
5/12/2022 May 12, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Krebs: DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data PortalU.S. Signs Multilateral Treaty to Combat CybercrimeThe Stakes ‘Could Not Be Any Higher’: CISA Chief Talks About the Tech Challenges AheadFederal Judiciary ‘Vulnerable’ to Cyberattacks, U.S. Lawmakers ToldThe Hidden Race to Protect the U.S. Bioeconomy From HacksThey Fled Ukraine to Keep Their Cyber Startup Alive. Now, They’re Hacking Back.Ukrainian Imprisoned for Selling Access to Thousands of PCsEx-eBay Exec Charged With Harassing Newsletter Publishers Pleads GuiltyEurope Proposes Tackling Child Abuse by Killing Privacy, Strong EncryptionThousands of WordPress Sites Hacked to Redirect Visitors to Scam SitesRefuah Health Center (NY) Suffers Cybersecurity Incident, 260K ImpactedIranian Hackers Leveraging BitLocker and DiskCryptor in Ransomware AttacksMalware Builder ‘Portu’ Leverages Discord Webhooks to Create ‘KurayStealer’BPFdoor: Stealthy Linux Malware Bypasses Firewalls for Remote AccessEternity Malware Kit Offers Stealer, Miner, Worm, Ransomware ToolsZyxel Silently Fixes Critical RCE Vulnerability in Firewall ProductsNokia Opens New Cybersecurity End-to-End 5G Testing Lab
5/11/2022 May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Pro-Russian Hackers Target Italy Institutional Websites -ANSA News AgencyVirtual Casino With Alleged Ties to Russia Hit With Multistate Cease-And-Desist OrderFederal Agencies Issue Warning to Third-Party Security FirmsOpenSea Is Adding NFT Copy Detection and Verification FeaturesAndroid 13 Tries to Make Privacy and Security a No-BrainerYahoo Japan Strives for Universal Passwordless AuthenticationNovel Phishing Trick Uses Weird Links to Bypass Spam FiltersSunday Security Launches a Cybersecurity Service for Senior ExecsBusinesses Seek to Soften SEC Cyber RulesElon Musk Says He’s ‘Very Much on the Same Page’ as the EU on Social Media LawsBitter APT Hackers Add Bangladesh to Their List of Targets in South AsiaResearchers Warn of Nerbian RAT Targeting Entities in Italy, Spain, and the UKCanadian Fighter Jet Training Company Top Aces Investigating Ransomware AttackCornwall Council Data Breach: Children’s Details PublishedCritical F5 Big-IP Vulnerability Exploited to Wipe Devices…CISA Tells Federal Agencies to Fix Actively Exploited F5 Big-IP BugIntel Memory Bug Poses Risk for Hundreds of ProductsHP Fixes Bug Letting Attackers Overwrite Firmware in Over 200 ModelsKrebs: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2022 EditionNew IceApple Exploit Toolset Deployed on Microsoft Exchange Servers
5/10/2022 May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russia Downed Satellite Internet in Ukraine -Western OfficialsSpain’s Spy Chief Sacked After Pegasus Spyware RevelationsUK Government Security Experts Take Down 2.7 Million ScamsUK Gov’t Releases Free Tool to Check for Email Cybersecurity RisksAMD Gave Google Cloud Rare Access to Its Tech to Hunt Chip FlawsBritish Man Charged in New York With Hacking Into Bank Computers, Stealing MillionsAbnormal Security Raises $210 Million in Series C Funding RoundGitHub Announces Enhanced 2FA Experience for NPM AccountsMusk Says He’d Reverse Trump’s Twitter BanAA Traveller (New Zealand) Apologises After Massive Data BreachCyber Attack Prompts Security Response by Oregon Secretary of StateElephant Insurance (VA) Reports Data BreachGerman Automakers Targeted in Year-Long Malware CampaignFluBot Android Malware Targets Finland in New SMS CampaignsNew REvil Samples Indicate Ransomware Gang is Back After Months of InactivityHackers Actively Exploit F5 BIG-IP BugMicrosoft Fixes New NTLM Relay Zero-Day in All Windows VersionsMicrosoft May 2022 Patch Tuesday Fixes 3 Zero-Days, 75 Flaws
5/9/2022 May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Hackers Replace Russian TV Schedules During ‘Victory Day’ With Anti-War MessagesCosta Rica Declares National Emergency After Conti Ransomware AttacksBiden Admin Announces Expansion of Free High-Speed Internet to Eligible U.S. HouseholdsBiden Signs Cybercrime Tracking Bill Into LawLincoln College (IL) Is Shutting Down for Good Following a Ransomware AttackClearview AI Agrees to Limit Sales of Facial Recognition DatabaseMicrosoft Launches Cybersecurity Services to Help Clients Fight Off Ransomware and Other Attacks…Combines Tech and Human ExpertsChina Wants Its Youth to Stop Giving Livestreamers MoneyHackers Are Now Hiding Malware in Windows Event LogsCyberattack on Tenet Florida Hospitals Also Affected 5 Steward HospitalsCity of Quincy (IL) Hit With Cyber Attack; Cannot Send or Receive EmailExperts Sound Alarm on DCRat Backdoor Being Sold on Russian Hacking ForumsUkrainian CERT Warns Citizens of a New Wave of Cyberattacks Distributing Jester MalwareAnother Set of Joker Trojan-Laced Android Apps Resurfaces on Google Play StoreHackers Exploiting Critical F5 BIG-IP Bug, Public Exploits ReleasedMicrosoft Releases Fixes for Azure Flaw Allowing RCE Attacks
5/6-8/2022 May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Experts Uncover New Espionage Attacks by Chinese ‘Mustang Panda’ HackersU.S. Treasury Sanctions Cryptocurrency Tool Blender Used by North KoreaUK Sanctions Russian Microprocessor Makers, Banning Them From ARMU.S. Offers $15 Million Reward for Information on Conti Ransomware GroupChinese Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Says U.S. Regulator Is Investigating Its $4 Billion IPOFake Crypto Giveaways Steal Millions Using Elon Musk Ark Invest VideoCaramel Credit Card Stealing Service Is Growing in PopularityKrebs: Your Phone May Soon Replace Many of Your PasswordsWhat We’ve Learned in the 12 Months Since the Colonial Pipeline AttackData breach Discovered at IKEA Canada impacts 95,000 CustomersCalifornia State Bar Notifies 1,300 People Identified in Data BreachU.S. Agricultural Machinery Maker AGCO Hit by Ransomware AttackFerrari Subdomain Hijacked to Push Fake Ferrari NFT CollectionOpenSea’s Official Discord Compromised in a Phishing Attack That Stole $18K+ of NFTsQNAP Releases Firmware Patches for 9 New Flaws Affecting NAS DevicesExploits Created for Critical F5 Big-Ip Flaw, Install Patch ImmediatelyCheck Your Gems: RubyGems Fixes Unauthorized Package Takeover BugTrend Micro Antivirus Modified Windows Registry by Mistake — How to Fix
5/5/2022 May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Top U.S. Cyber Officials Warn Against Underestimating Russia’s Cyber CapabilityUkraine’s IT Army Is Disrupting Russia’s Alcohol DistributionU.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Officials SayPentagon Denies U.S. Shared Intel to Target Russian GeneralsBiden Orders New Quantum Push to Ensure Encryption Isn’t Cracked by RivalsBiden Signs Bill Aimed At Improving Data Collection on CybercrimeHunter Biden Laptop Repairman Sues Over Hacker AllegationsHow to Secure Your Phone Before Attending a ProtestApple, Google, and Microsoft Will Support Passwordless Sign-in SoonA Security Researcher Easily Found My Passwords & MoreVPN Providers Threaten to Quit India Over New Data LawFBI: Thailand and Hong Kong Banks Used Most in BECSouth Korea Admitted to NATO Cyber Defense CenterIlluminate Data Breach Impacts More School DistrictsThousands of Borrowers’ Data Exposed from ENCollect Debt Collection ServiceDouglas County (CO) Students’ Information Exposed in Data BreachRegional Eye Associates of Morgantown (WV) Reports Data BreachHeroku Forces User Password Resets Following GitHub OAuth Token TheftNew NetDooka Malware Spreads via Poisoned Search ResultsNew Raspberry Robin Worm Uses Windows Installer to Drop MalwareScreen-Sharing Scams on the Rise, Watchdog WarnsNIST Updates Guidance for Defending Against Supply-Chain AttacksResearchers Disclose Years-Old Vulnerabilities in Avast and AVG AntivirusGoogle Fixes Actively Exploited Android Kernel VulnerabilityTor Project Upgrades Network Speed Performance With New System
5/4/2022 May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment New Report Uncovers Massive Chinese ‘Winnti APT’ aka APT41 Hacking of Trade SecretsPro-Ukraine Hackers Use Docker Images to DDoS Russian SitesEthiopia ‘Foils’ Cyber-Attack on Nile Dam, Financial InstitutionsFBI Says Business Email Compromise Is a $43 Billion ScamAttackers Hijack UK NHS Email Accounts to Steal Microsoft LoginsUK Cyber-Security Chiefs Warn of Malicious App RiskIndia’s New Super App Has a Privacy ProblemCalifornia Pushes Ahead With Kids’ Online Safety Proposals as Washington StallsJury Awards Columbia University $185 Million in NortonLifeLock Patent TrialPixiv, Deviantart Artists Hit by NFT Job Offers Pushing MalwareState Bar of Georgia Reels From Cyber-AttackTransport for New South Wales Struck by Cyber AttackAttackers Use Event Logs to Hide Fileless MalwareCommunication Around Heroku Security Incident Dubbed ‘Train Wreck’F5 Warns of Critical BIG-IP RCE Bug Allowing Device TakeoverCritical RCE Bug Reported in dotCMS Content Management SoftwareCisco Fixes NFVIS Bugs That Help Gain Root and Hijack HostsGitHub Will Require All Code Contributors to Use Two-Factor Authentication in 2023
5/3/2022 May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Leaked Draft Opinion Shows Supreme Court Has Voted to Overturn Roe v. Wade…Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts Confirms Leak, Says Court Will InvestigateData Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion ClinicsCDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown OrdersGoogle: State-Backed Hackers Ramp up Cyber Operations in Eastern EuropeGoogle: Chinese State Hackers Keep Targeting Russian Gov’t AgenciesKrebs: Russia to Rent Tech-Savvy Prisoners to Corporate IT?Experts Analyze Conti and Hive Ransomware Gangs’ Chats With Their VictimsSEC Nearly Doubles Crypto Enforcement Unit, Citing Fraud Risk in Booming Cryptocurrency MarketChinese Cyber-Espionage Group Moshen Dragon Targets Asian TelcosNew Ransomware Strains Linked to North Korean APT38 Gov’t HackersNew Phishing Warns: Your Verified Twitter Account May Be at RiskUniversity of Essex Data Breach Being Taken ‘Very Seriously’Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Releases Note From Hackers in Ransomware Attack‘Sophisticated’ Ransomware Attack Hits Westchester (NY) LibrariesConti, REvil, LockBit Ransomware Bugs Exploited to Block EncryptionCritical TLStorm 2.0 Bugs Affect Widely-Used Aruba and Avaya Network SwitchesUnpatched DNS Bug Affects Millions of Routers and IoT Devices
5/2/2022 May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Israel Keen to Set up Cyber ‘Iron Dome’ to Curb Rise in AttacksChinese “Override Panda” Hackers Resurface With New Espionage AttacksCyberspy Group UNC3524 Use IP Cameras to Deploy Backdoors, Steal Exchange EmailsGrindr User Data Was Sold Through Ad Networks For YearsSpyware Found on Spanish PM’s PhoneAmerican Idol Winner Accused of Spying on Ex-GirlfriendMozilla Finds Mental Health Apps Fail ‘Spectacularly’ at User Security, Data PoliciesEU Accuses Apple of Abusing Mobile-Payment Market Power1,300+ Austin Peay Students Sign Petition to Cancel Final Exams After Cyber AttackU.S. DOD Tricked Into Paying $23.5 Million to Phishing ActorCar Rental Giant Sixt Facing Disruptions Due to a CyberattackHealth Startup MyNurse to Shut Down After Data Breach Exposed Health RecordsIndian Health Service Clinic (OK) Hit by Cyber Attack, Delaying Refills and AppointmentsRansomware Attack Shuts Down Kellogg Community College (MI)Hackers Sneak Code Onto Oulu, Finland City Website to Mine CryptocurrencyGoogle SMTP Relay Service Abused for Sending Phishing EmailsDell Brings Data Recovery Tools to Apex and the CloudMicrosoft Defender for Business Stand-Alone Now Generally Available
4/29-5/1/2022 May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russia’s Cyber Warfare Against Ukraine More Nuanced Than Expected…Hacktivists and Cybercriminals Wreak Havoc in Russia…Ukraine War Speeds up U.S. Cyber AgendaFBI Conducted Potentially Millions of Searches of Americans’ Data Last Year, Report SaysIndian Gov’t Orders Organizations to Report Security Breaches Within 6 Hours to CERT-InChina Plans Reprieve for Tech Giants, Including Delaying New Rules, as Economy SlowsMicrosoft Is Adding a Free Built-in VPN to Its Edge BrowserApplied for Student Aid Online? Facebook Saw You.Krebs: You Can Now Ask Google to Remove Your Phone Number, Email or Address from Search ResultsGoogle Gives 50% Bonus to Android 13 Beta Bug Bounty HuntersSecret Texas School District Crypto Miner ResignsA YouTuber Is Promoting DDoS Attacks on Russia — How Legal Is This?Russian Hackers Compromise Embassy Emails to Target GovernmentsRussian Hacktivists Launch DDoS Attacks on Romanian Gov’t SitesNordic Hotels & Resorts Data CompromisedBreast Cancer Charity Exposed Sensitive Images of U.S. PatientsLos Angeles County Department of Mental Health Compromised by a Cyber Attack in 2021Fei Protocol and Rari Capital Pools Hit By $80 Million HackStablecoin DEX Saddle Finance Hacked for $10 MillionOnline Library App Onleihe Faces Issues After Cyberattack on ProviderREvil Ransomware Returns: New Malware Sample Confirms Gang Is BackFake Windows 10 Updates Infect You With Magniber RansomwareOpen Source ‘Package Analysis’ Tool Finds Malicious NPM, PyPI Packages